(Phyllida Spore, Phyllida, Spore) Wrote One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi [1]; the prefix "Phyll" means leaf, and a spore is a single-celled reproductive organism that is resistant to drying out and heat. It's capable of growing into a new organism. The reason it's funny its that mushrooms reproduce via spores, and Phyllida Spore is the author of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi (fungi are mushrooms).